Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
…pssst. I have a secret. What’s the password? Passwords have been around forever. In the Bible the password was “shibboleth”, the Romans had “watchwords”, “tessera” is Latin for password and who could forget “Open Sesame”. In our connected, digital world we all depend on them and have depended on them …
It is a while since I have highlighted Android malware – TrickMo attracted my attention for the simplicity of just imitating lock screens to steal your information. TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen (bleepingcomputer.com) But the malware does not stop there it among the malicious tasks it …
I did promise you that today I would make a start on what a BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device) policy would look like. However, regular readers will know I can get distracted easily… The distraction this time came from one of our members of staff who reminded me that we developed a BYOD …
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Not for you but for developers and programmers. I they do not set effective password parameters then it can be too easy for a user to take a shortcut to a poor password and poor cyber security. NIST Recommends Some Common-Sense Password Rules – Schneier on Security Your Takeaway If …
Here are a couple of updates on the Transport for London (TfL) cyber security incident. If you remember TfL said there was “no evidence” that customer data had been compromised. Transport for London Cyber Incident | Smart Thinking Solutions Update One The authorities have arrested a suspect: London transport cyber …
